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In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades. Much like privatization, deregulation, and financialization altered the economic landscape, this narrative unveils how safety management has been affected by the intertwined dynamics of asset underinvestment, privatization, self-regulation, workplace flexibilization, and market-driven policies.This book, the second installment of a thought-provoking trilogy on the consequences of neoliberalism, mirrors the political economy's promotion of the private sector's role in the economy. Just as neoliberalism amplified and accelerated the mechanisms of human-made disasters in complex systems, this narrative lays bare the heightened potential for safety misfortunes when governed by market-driven principles.As the story unfolds, the book delves into the concept of 'synoptic legibility' in safety management, akin to how the political economy distilled its essence into privatization and deregulation. The authors scrutinize the consequences of translating safety measures into rigid targets, unveiling how this shift can distort the integrity of safety metrics and inadvertently harm individuals. Drawing parallels with historical blunders such as England's window tax, the book contemplates the precarious nature of equating simplified metrics with safety achievements. Much like the political economy's 'acceptable risk' renegotiations, it examines how the pursuit of safety through metrics and surveillance can lead to 'manufactured insecurity,' eroding trust, autonomy, and professionalism.In Random Noise, Poole and Dekker extend this reach once again, writing for all managers, board members, organization leaders, consultants, practitioners, researchers, lecturers, students, and investigators curious to understand the genuine nature of organizational and safety performance.
In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the political economy was reshaped in the last two decades. Much like privatization, deregulation, and financialization altered the economic landscape, this narrative unveils how safety management has been affected by the intertwined dynamics of asset underinvestment, privatization, self-regulation, workplace flexibilization, and market-driven policies.This book, the second installment of a thought-provoking trilogy on the consequences of neoliberalism, mirrors the political economy's promotion of the private sector's role in the economy. Just as neoliberalism amplified and accelerated the mechanisms of human-made disasters in complex systems, this narrative lays bare the heightened potential for safety misfortunes when governed by market-driven principles.As the story unfolds, the book delves into the concept of 'synoptic legibility' in safety management, akin to how the political economy distilled its essence into privatization and deregulation. The authors scrutinize the consequences of translating safety measures into rigid targets, unveiling how this shift can distort the integrity of safety metrics and inadvertently harm individuals. Drawing parallels with historical blunders such as England's window tax, the book contemplates the precarious nature of equating simplified metrics with safety achievements. Much like the political economy's 'acceptable risk' renegotiations, it examines how the pursuit of safety through metrics and surveillance can lead to 'manufactured insecurity,' eroding trust, autonomy, and professionalism.In Random Noise, Poole and Dekker extend this reach once again, writing for all managers, board members, organization leaders, consultants, practitioners, researchers, lecturers, students, and investigators curious to understand the genuine nature of organizational and safety performance.
The book presents a general mathematical framework able to detect and to characterise, from a morphological and statistical perspective, patterns hidden in spatial data. The mathematical tools employed are Gibbs Markov processes, mainly marked point procesess with interaction, which permits us to reduce the complexity of the pattern. It presents the framework, step by step, in three major parts: modeling, simulation, and inference. Each of these parts contains a theoretical development followed by applications and examples.FeaturesPresents mathematical foundations for tackling pattern detection and characterisation in spatial data using marked Gibbs point processes with interactionsIncludes application examples from cosmology, environmental sciences, geology, and social networksPresents theoretical and practical details for the presented algorithms in order to be correctly and efficiently usedProvides access to C++ and R code to encourage the reader to experiment and to develop new ideasIncludes references and pointers to mathematical and applied literature to encourage further studyRandom Patterns and Structures in Spatial Data is primarily aimed at researchers in mathematics, statistics, and the above-mentioned application domains. It is accessible for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and thus could be used to teach a course. It will be of interest to any scientific researcher interested in formulating a mathematical answer to the always challenging question: what is the pattern hidden in the data?
Random Vibrations: Theory and Applications investigates methods and theories involved in random vibration analyses of linear and nonlinear systems, as well as in predicting random vibration induced failures.This book is a lucid and well-paced introduction to random vibrations, superbly motivated and illustrated through a wealth of convincing applications in various engineering fields. The strong points of the book are its coverage of weakly stationary and ergodic random processes, spectral analysis of random processes, mode displacement superposition method, equivalent linearization technique for nonlinear random vibrations and an updated definition of rain flow cycle for fatigue analysis. Particularly appealing features of the book are its numerous examples and end-of-chapter exercises. This book offers a clear guide to the formulations and mathematical properties of random vibration analysis techniques, with an emphasis on practical applications rather than mathematical development for its own sake. However, some important mathematical formulas have been explicitly deduced in a detailed manner so that readers can go through the material in this book very smoothly and efficiently.This book is intended for upper undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning advanced techniques for performing random vibration analysis, researchers and scientists investigating linear and nonlinear systems under random external excitations, and aeronautical/civil/mechanical/structural/ocean engineers involved in the design and manufacture of real-world stochastically excited engineering systems.
Random Riches
TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
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Gambling is a fascinating subject which for many centuries has attracted public interest. Yet, despite its ubiquity, gambling (or gaming) leads a marginal existence within the boundaries of scholarly research. Providing a longue duree survey, this volume promotes a historical understanding of the subject enriched with a diverse academic approach that draws upon sociology, economics and psychology. Each chapter in the collection is the work of a renowned scholar with a long standing interest in gambling research. The contributions offer historical analyses of the medieval origins of the 'Gambler State' and of mathematical risk calculation. They cast light on the roles of different stakeholders in gambling including the playing public, business, and the state. They provide a controversial discussion of the alleged 'pathological' nature of chance games and the reasons for either regulating or freeing them from state control. Last but not least, two authors deal with country-by-country specifics in gaming cultures and gambling markets. Taken as a whole, the chapters in this volume chart the development of European gambling culture from the medieval to modern times. In so doing it provides essential context for both historical and current debates about the nature of gambling and lotteries, addiction to gambling, poverty and social degradation on the fringes of the welfare state.
The concept of travelling in a random manner is not new but what if the five, ten or fifty places to be visited have been chosen by drawing letters of the alphabet from a hat to identify the first letters of each location? And then and only then are the actual place names revealed and their location on the map identified. And to add a necessary degree of discipline each and every place must be visited however uninteresting or remote it may seem to be. No convenient substitutions allowed, no deletions, no 'ifs or buts'. A recipe for disaster surely? At least a waste of precious time and precious funds? Follow Sas and Bro on their 50 day odyssey covering 11,500 km to visit 60 randomly selected locations in New Zealand. And find out what they discovered on their random journey.
Random Thoughts: The Sh*t We Don't Talk About is not your typical self-help book-and thank God for that.This is the stuff whispered at 2 a.m. after a glass of wine and too much honesty. It's the chaos behind the curated Instagram feeds, the conversations we avoid because they're messy, and the moments we survive that never make it into holiday cards.Joseph Tito, creator of The Dad Diaries and father of twin daughters born through surrogacy, strips back the layers of parenthood, grief, identity, love, rage, therapy, ambition, and the quiet unraveling that sometimes happens on the way to "having it all." From jet-setting film producer to full-time dad in a minivan, Joseph delivers gut-punch truths and laugh-out-loud confessions that will make you feel seen, called out, and comforted-often all in the same paragraph.This is a memoir-meets-manifesto for anyone who's ever questioned if they're doing life "right." Spoiler: there is no right. There's only real-and Joseph brings it in spades.Whether you're deep in the parenting trenches, unpacking generational trauma, embracing queer love, or simply wondering when you became the adult who cries in grocery store parking lots, this book is for you.Because life is beautiful. And brutal. And hilarious. And exhausting. And worth talking about-even the sh*t we usually don't.
When successful businessman Winston Camfield decides to run for president, his young campaign manager, Pete Williams, an attorney from rural Ohio, is catapulted into the limelight. Pete immediately feels he is in over his head, but soon, managing a major political campaign is the least of his worries as he stumbles into the middle of a terrorist plot.Over five thousand men have gone missing from the southern states, and now their families are being murdered. When the FBI is called in, rookie agent Katy du Bois, quickly proves herself to be invaluable to solving the mystery, but when Katy's and Pete's paths intertwine, the results are catastrophe for her.As the terror attacks escalate, most Americans are afraid to even leave their homes. Winston Camfield promises a safer tomorrow, but he spouts a dangerous rhetoric. The threat increases as Katy and Pete get closer to the truth. Will they be able to stop the attacks before it's too late? Or will they be two more victims of the seemingly random acts of terror?
Random Thoughts Book 2: Miniature Epiphanies: The big book of thoughts that really make you think
E. Lau
Independently Published
2019
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Random: Strangers Converge Just Before A Disaster
L. R. R. Russell
Independently Published
2019
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After the explosion, Tony, Mol and the other strangers are neck-deep in rising water. With cheeks pressed against the roof and filthy ripples lapping their nostrils - death is calling. Tony pulls a brick free and sees, how could this be, but they are deep in outer space.Another victim, Shaun the racist, is trapped elsewhere. Rubble pins him spread-eagled, and he wets himself. Rats may be intent on consuming him, little by little, starting with his finger-ends. Can Shaun's pathetic Ringtone save the people, or will it be music from a mysterious silver pendant?Elsewhere there's death in the spotlight. Invisible drones abound and the enemy is everywhere. The heroes escape above the atmosphere. Weightless, they are caught by aliens. In the end - or is it the beginning - Mobius takes over.
A nostalgic and irreverent look backwards at a poet's early childhood.
Aloha is more than "Hello or Good Bye, sunsets and Mai Tai's". It's so much deeper than kindness and broader than love. These real life stories will warm your heart and restore your faith in humankind. Aloha heals everything (Read the introduction for one of the most comprehensive definitions of Aloha).
Random Ramblings of an Astrological Autodidact: Astrological Essays
Michelangelo Astrologer
Independently Published
2019
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This book received a very enthusiastic review from Mary Plumb in the February/March issue of The Mountain Astrologer. Here is an excerpt: "I enjoyed this book very much - the author adds lots of biographical material to the astrological delineations, which include natal charts, transits, progressions, midpoints, fixed stars, and decumbiture .... The book's layout and design are also very good ... the often intricately detailed material of the subject at hand is well organized (and footnoted), allowing the reader to easily follow MichelAngelo's eclectic and creative lines of thought. Musical enthusiasts and those interested in medical/healing issues within their astrological studies will love this book."The former Advisor on Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies to the Acutonics(R) Institute of Integral Medicine, LLC, and a co-author of their seminal textbook, From Galaxies to Cells: Planetary Science, Harmony and Medicine (Devachan, 2010), the author is a self-taught astrologer, who has come to his embrace of this ancient art somewhat later in life, following an earlier career in the performing arts. He has had articles on his system of Planetary Vibrational Medicine published in Oriental Medicine Journal, and two different articles -- one on tenor astro-twins, and an astrological dream analysis -- published in Dell Horoscope. A recent piece on a case of temporary blindness, appeared in Infinity Astrological Magazine, and a second, on the vocal and respiratory difficulties of lead singer, Ian Anderson, of legendary prog rock band, Jethro Tull, will be published next month.These essays are on a variety of topics that have piqued his interest in recent years, with a primary emphasis on medical and forensic investigations of noteworthy occurrences, including medical crises, and accidents, fatal and otherwise, in the lives of various celebrities, including Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Elvis Presley, Prince, Christopher Reeve, JFK Jr., and others. MichelAngelo seeks to illuminate the clandestine mechanisms of fate in these high-profile lives, as delineated in the natal configurations of the individual horoscopes, triggered by ongoing planetary motion, as it has played out in these seemingly random mundane occurrences.MichelAngelo also explores the connection between artistic inspiration and astrological transits, in essays on notable creative artists such as Gustav Holst, Thomas Hardy, Ray Bradbury, Herman Melville, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Harry Houdini, et. al. Detailed analysis of both natal and event charts is provided, and the author draws upon a wide variety of interpretive and prognosticative techniques derived from both ancient and contemporary astrological sources, as well as his own theories. Color images of the relevant horoscope wheels, created in the author's Sirius 3.0 astrological software, with additional graphics indicating important chart configurations, are included. All these essays are in-depth character studies.
Random Acts of Kindness: Inspiring Coloring Book for Adults
Darlene Marotta
Independently Published
2019
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This book is ideal for adults and teens who are looking for a positive way to relieve stress or who simply love to color. Each turn of the page includes an inspiring suggestive act of kindness opposite a unique illustration each with a positive and encouraging theme. The designs range from basic to detailed to meet you where you are regardless of your skill level. I would love to see your finished pages so after you complete a page take a picture and share it with me in the review section below. Enjoy
Random Thoughts on Insurance Volume VII: A Collection of Posts from Barry Zalma's Blog, Zalma on Insurance, http: //zalma.com/blog
Barry Zalma
Independently Published
2019
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A Collection of Posts from Barry Zalma's Blog, Zalma on Insurance, http: //zalma.com/blog Since 2010 I have been writing a blog post at least five days a week. This e-book is a collection of those posts that reveal my interest in insurance case law. Some of the cases reviewed were important. Some were of first impression. Others will be totally unimportant. All were interesting to me and I hope are interesting to the reader. There are now more than 2650 such posts of which this book contains those from 2018 to February 2019.
Random Thoughts of an Old Man in a Rocking Chair
C Marion M
Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
2020
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This book is a quick summary of a family's survival of the trials and hardships of the Great Depression. It is a look at one boy's unique World War II experience, his Korean and Vietnam military background. In 1951, he had a loss of faith, which did not return until 1988 when he received what can only be called biblical revelation that he could never have imagined or anticipated. His renewed faith created Random Thoughts of an Old Man in a Rocking Chair that became a collection of the successes, failures, observations, and homespun philosophy that gave meaning to both his successes and failures from a religious perspective, a perspective that made his life the marvelous adventure it has been. He is truly an individual who can say, "I have been there and done that."